Bisekwa Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Bisekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
Bisekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bisekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bisekwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bisekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Bisekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bisekwa live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishekwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bisikwa | 86 | 4,078 | / |
| Bisakwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Bixekwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Besekwau | 80 | 21 | / |
| Bichekwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bishikwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Baisikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bisigwa | 71 | 112 | / |
| Besakwa | 71 | 89 | / |
| Bizikwa | 71 | 67 | / |
| Bisakua | 71 | 41 | / |
| Baisekwihe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bisagwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bisikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bijegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bisikua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boijeikwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baisegua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bichikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bishagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bisekwa
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